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fourteen pounds of carrots, and as much second crop English 

 hay as she wanted, usually about twenty-two pounds per day. 

 The whole cost of keeping her for the year, including 75 cents 

 per week for pasturing, 25 cents per week for driving, ($17.50,) 

 $15 per ton for hay, and $9 per ton for carrots, was $71.46. 



Salem, September 28, 1859. 



MIDDLESEX SOUTH. 



• Statement of S. O. Daniels. 



The milch cow " Julia Lightfoot," which I offer for premium, 

 was four years old, July 15, 1859, half Ayrshire, half Native, 

 was raised and is owned by me. On the 27th of May she 

 dropped a heifer calf, which you will see by her side. The 

 calf was valued by several good judges of stock, to be worth 

 $50 at two weeks. Her feed was grass from June 1st to 

 August 10th, — very good in June and July. Since August 

 10th there has been no grass in my pasture which is completely 

 dry. Her feed since that time has been cut meadow hay with 

 two quarts shorts wet, and corn stalks daily. 



Her product during ten days in June, was as follows : — 

 Quantity of Milk — 212 quarts 1 pint 1 gill ; or 21 quarts * pint 

 per day. Weight of Milk—ibl pounds or 45-^ pounds per 

 day. Weight of Butter — 20 pounds or 2 pounds per day — 

 a very rich yellow. 



Ten days in September, as follows : 157 quarts 1 pint, 1 gill, 

 or nearly 10 quarts per day. Weight of Milk — 333} pounds 

 or 331 pounds per day. Weight of butter — 15 pounds or 1} 

 pounds per day. 



The five days following the ten days in June, she gave 106 

 quarts milk, making 111 pounds butter. (Five of the first ten 

 being very wet.) 



South Framingham, September 20, 1859. 



WORCESTER. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



This class of the exhibition was well represented, both in 

 numbers and quality. Very fine specimens were presented of 



